How To Get Revenge On My Sister Who Stole My Husband - Chapter 76

However, I don’t understand why the Duke only blames me every time and makes my life miserable.

Danae thought that way and grumbled. She looked at the cosmetics on the floor and the dress she had matched two months ago with sharp eyes and said,

“Enough, tell the butler to make sure to pay the dressmakers by tomorrow! If he refuses again using Father as an excuse, let him know that I will personally kick that old man out of the mansion with my own hands!”

“Yes, young lady.”

Emma answered as if she was resigned. Danae grumbled at the maids while applying the remaining cosmetics and changing into the silver dress she had worn two months ago, and as soon as she finished dressing up, she went out.

As the bedroom door slammed shut with a loud noise, the maids, including Emma, let out a sigh of relief in unison.

“Oh my, really. No matter how immature she is, does she not know the current financial situation of the family?”

“How would she know? She doesn’t even realize that it’s her fault things have turned out this way. Ha, the butler said he might have to fire all the remaining servants, leaving only the absolutely necessary personnel, so everyone is anxious, and she’s telling him to take care of the dress payment first…”

“I quietly asked the attendants working in the knight’s order, and they said even the soldiers are in an uproar right now. They said next month’s salary might be delayed.”

“This is a big problem, really. What should we do? Can we continue working here?”

“The kids working under Lady Christine are lucky. I heard that Lady Christine said she would even sell her own jewelry to make sure the servants’ and maids’ salaries are not delayed…”

“…Instead of complaining like that, start moving your hands first. At this rate, we won’t be able to finish cleaning the bedroom before the young lady returns.”

When the maids started to complain incessantly, Emma sharply reprimanded them. They closed their mouths as if they had never complained.

* * *

When the carriage carrying Danae arrived in front of the Klein Duchy, the butler greeted her. Danae asked in a lively voice,

“Where is the young lord now?”

“He is in the greenhouse.”

The butler answered bluntly. Danae slightly frowned at his blunt attitude. That wasn’t all. When they arrived in front of the greenhouse, the butler opened the door but left without even holding the door handle for her. Danae fiercely glared at the back of the butler as he walked away, then roughly closed the greenhouse door and went inside.

“Lenny? Where are you, Lenny!”

“I’m here, Danae.”

When she called out in a irritated voice, Leonard, who was inside the greenhouse, answered. Following that voice, she saw him sitting in front of an outdoor table with a sunken face. Noticing her, he pointed to the chair across from him with his eyes. Danae pouted her lower lip and grumbled as if complaining,

“What is it, Lenny? You’re not even pulling out a chair for me today?”

“I’m not in the mood for that today.”

“What did you say? What kind of gentleman considers a lady when he’s in a good mood and ignores her when he’s not? Have manners changed without me knowing?”

Danae sarcastically said to Leonard, who was looking at her with a cold gaze. Leonard let out a low, empty laugh and said to her,

“Then should I foolishly welcome you with a smile even in this situation? Danae, do you even know how much damage our family has suffered because of you?”

“What did you say? What did I do?”

“What did you do? You’re asking that because you don’t know? Our family’s fertile territory has been ruined because of those damn Panax flower seeds! I heard this year’s harvest will be less than half of last year’s! You think that’s all? According to the inspector, it will take at least 5 years for the land to recover its original fertility, even in the best case! In this situation, do you think I’m in the mood to smile?”

He vented his anger, raising his voice more and more. Danae took short breaths while looking at him shouting with a grim face, then shouted back,

“Ha, did you call me here just to say this? Trying to blame everything on me! It’s really ridiculous! How is it all my fault? Did I force you to do it? You’re the one who was blinded by greed to sell those flowers at a high price and sowed the seeds in the territory!”

“Damn it! Who was the one who gently persuaded me when I was hesitating and instigated me to plant those seeds! You’re the one who’s blaming others again in this way! You’re completely different from Christine, who never blames others even if a plan fails! No, if it had been her from the beginning, it wouldn’t have failed like this in the first place!”

“What did you say? Leonard! Are you done talking?”

Danae shouted furiously. Leonard scoffed coldly and said mockingly,

“It seems you’re getting angry because I hit the nail on the head? Am I wrong? How many times do you think things have gone wrong because of you? It’s the same with this incident! As I remember, Christine clearly tried to stop you when you said you would plant Panax flower seeds in the territory. But you were blinded by the profit in front of your eyes and pushed ahead with this. In other words, things turned out this way because you ignored Christine’s judgment and tried to outdo her. Right?”

“Ha, now even you are disparaging me by bringing up my sister, not just Father? Do you know how I’m treated in this family because of that wench Christine, and yet you can say something like that? You said you loved me! You said I was the most precious to you in this world! And then you cruelly slander me like this? Do you really love me? Do you!”

Danae glared at Leonard with teary eyes and kept screaming. Leonard looked at her with a cold gaze. Her face, distorted with anger and glaring at him while grumbling, was uglier than ever. Her complaining with such an ugly face naturally made him feel sick to his stomach.

In contrast, how beautiful is Christine? Leonard naturally thought of his fiancée. The image of her, who always acted prudently and treated everyone kindly regardless of their status, flashed through his mind. To fool around with this selfish and stupid woman while having such a fiancée, he must have been possessed by an evil spirit at that time, he thought.

‘I was crazy. To get tired of her who consistently loves me and to find her devotion to me burdensome.’

Leonard twisted one corner of his mouth up as if in derision. He stared at Danae, who was glaring at him while panting, with a cold gaze and said a word.

“Let’s end this.”

At that, Danae’s eyes widened in surprise. She stammered and said to him,

“…What… did you say?”

“We should have ended this kind of relationship long ago. Before we make each other tired with this kind of wasteful argument.”

“…How can you say that? …You said you were maintaining the engagement with Christine only because of others’ eyes. You said the one you truly love is me. You said that, and now you’re saying we should have ended this relationship long ago? Was your love only this much?”

Danae asked, sobbing. Leonard replied as if he felt complicated,

“It was fun and thrilling to be with you. Even when our fingertips barely touched, my heart raced like crazy, so I thought this was true love at that time. But it wasn’t. I was just dreaming of deviating with you.”

“Ha, deviating?”

“Yes. I was just used to having Christine by my side, but I mistook it for my love fading. From the beginning, the only person I love is Christine.”

“…Ha. …Ah. Haha…”

At his following words, Danae repeatedly cried and laughed as if she didn’t know how to react. Leonard just looked at her with a numb gaze. Danae was even more dumbfounded by that. The him of just a few days ago would have been restless and comforted her with all sorts of sweet words if a single tear formed in her eyes. But the him in front of her eyes was looking at her like a stranger. Danae looked at him as if she couldn’t believe it.

It was with the hope that he would say he was wrong, that he had spit out harsh words in a moment of anger but didn’t really mean it.

However, contrary to her wish, Leonard sighed quietly and said coldly,

“So let’s end our relationship here. You’re young and pretty, so you can meet someone much better than a pathetic man like me.”

“…Don’t joke around, Lenny. It’s not funny.”

“I’m not joking.”

“…Lenny!”

“Forget about a guy like me. I’ll forget about you too. And let’s go back to being the fiancé of your cousin sister and the cousin sister of the fiancée like before.”

With those last words, Leonard walked past Danae towards the greenhouse door. Danae hurriedly followed him, grabbed him, and asked as if urging,

“You’re doing this because you’re angry that the territory’s income has decreased, right? I just need to say I’m… sorry, right? You’re threatening to go back to my sister because you want me to apologize right now, right?”

Leonard heartlessly shook off her hands and answered,

“No. I don’t care whether you apologize or not. I’m going back to Christine, and I’m going to marry her as promised.”

After finishing his words, he left the greenhouse with brisk steps as if he had nothing more to see.

Left alone, Danae sat down on the spot and wailed in an unsightly manner. She screamed as if shrieking, throwing flowers and vases that she could grab towards the greenhouse door,

“Leonard Klein! You damn bastard! You think you can end it like this? Come back! Come back right now!”